aldermaston wharf 2020 Holiday Information ABC BOAT HIRE

DIRECTIONS A4 1 BY ROAD M4 • Leave M4 at junc�on 12 and at the roundabout take the exit marked to A4 Theale/Newbury. A340 • 1st exit coming from East or 3rd exit coming from West. A4 • At the next roundabout take the second exit following A4, Bath Road. • Again at the next roundabout take the second exit following A4, Bath Road. A4 • At the next roundabout take the second exit following A340,

Basingstoke Road. A430 • Take a le� turn on Wharfside and the marina office is straight ahead.

2 BY ROAD From M3/A303/South A4 • Join Basingstoke ring road and follow signs for Basingstoke hospital A430 and A340. • Con�nue on A340 through Tadley and Aldermaston. • Cross over canal bridge at Aldermaston Wharf and take next right into A4 Wharf side and the marina office is straight ahead. A340 BY RAIL NEWBURY The nearest railway sta�on is Aldermaston which is300 metres away. Please go to the links below to find out more about �ckets and prices. A340 You can buy rail �ckets online at BASINGSTOKE thetrainline.com or gwr.com

FROM AIRPORTS TRAVEL & PLANNING

Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports are all linked to LOCAL ACCOMMODATION Reading by motorway and bus services. London Heathrow airport is Please check www.airbnb.co.uk or 40 miles away (45 minutes by car), Heathrow Express Bus service to www.laterooms.com for local availability or see below. Reading sta�on. Gatwick Express rail service terminates at Reading • Holiday Inn Padworth - Tel: 0333 320 9346 sta�on. Rail service from Reading to Aldermaston every hour • Comfort Inn Padworth - Tel: 0118 971 3282 (No Sunday service) • Hinds Head Pub/Hotel Aldermaston - Tel: 0118 971 2194 LOCAL TAXI COMPANIES A To B Travel: 01189108108 - Mobile: 07786637222 Email: Philhu�@hotmail.co.uk NEAREST GROCERY STORES ! THAMES CRUISING Sainsbury’s, 30 Mulfords Hill, Tadley, Hampshire, RG26 3JE We are happy to allow our hire fleet to cruise on Tel: 0118 9818489 (3 Miles) the River Thames and our boats have a Gold license Waitrose, 48-53 The Broadway, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 that allows you to do so without extra charge. 3HP Tel: 01635 868113 (5 Miles)

When planning any river cruising within your route, do bear in mind that in some weather condi�ons FOR MORE INFORMATION river naviga�on may be restricted, so it is worth ON WHATS NEARBY... having an alterna�ve plan. Visit our website - aldermastonwharf.com/nearby

ADDRESS: Aldermaston Wharf, Padworth, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4JSPHONE : 01189 714123 E-MAIL: [email protected] : www.aldermastonwharf.com Featured Routes 7 Nights +

PEWSEY & RETURN, 7 Nights WINDSOR & RETURN,7 Nights

Cruising Time Per day: 6.5 Hrs • Total: 43 Hrs • Locks:90 Cruising Time Per day: 5.5 Hrs • Total: 36 Hrs • Locks:42 • Cruise west to the picturesque market town of Newbury. • • A short cruise to Reading, where you join the Thames and cruise There are some nice pubs at the canalside village of Kintbury. downstream through the rowing town of Henley, the charming town • Before arriving at Hungerford, stop off and visit the an�que of Marlow, where Shelley and T.S. Eliot once lived, and Cookham, shops and admire the charming canalscape. home to the Stanley Spencer art gallery. • Then it’s onto Great Bedwyn and Cro�on Pump Sta�on, home • Moor up at Taplow for a visit to Cliveden House and, if your budget to the world’s oldest working beam engine. is up to it, at Bray, where you could enjoy a fine meal at either • Visit the historic conserva�on village at Woo�on Rivers on your Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck or the Roux brothers’ Waterside Inn. way to the tradi�onal village of Pewsey with its beau�ful • Visit Eton College before arriving at the royal town of Windsor, thatched co�ages. famous for its castle, and nearby Legoland. MAPS P8 N7 L20 H1 E2 E3 MAPS P8 N7 L20 L23 E2 E3 OXFORD & RETURN,7 Nights BATH & RETURN, 14 Nights

Cruising Time Per day: 7 Hrs • Total: 43 Hrs • Locks:48 Cruising Time Per day: 6.5 Hrs • Total: 82 Hrs • Locks:176 • Join the River Thames at Reading and cruise to Oxford the city • Head down the Kennet & Avon and follow the route to Pewsey, of dreaming spires. then down to Devizes and the Caen Hill flight of locks. • With its mix of ancient and modern there is plenty to do in • From our Hilperton Marina pick up the Bath and return route Oxford (see page 23 in our brochure). MAPS P8 N7 L20 E2 E3 • On the Kennet & Avon you will be able to see two surviving turf-sided locks, Monkey Marsh lock at Thatcham and Garston Lock THE GRAND RING, 14-21 Nights ! at Theale. MAPS P8 N7 L20 H1 E2 E3 Cruising Time Per day: 6-9 Hrs • Total: 126 Hrs • Locks:175 • This ring takes a minimum of 2 weeks to complete or longer if LIMEHOUSE & RETURN, 10 Nights ! you want to take in the sights along the way. • The Thames River Licence price is included in your hire charge. Cruising Time Per day: 8 Hrs • Total: 87 Hrs • Locks:114 • Take in the delights of the southern waterways including • If you have more �me to explore into London then this route will Oxford, Banbury, Leighton Buzzard, but then follow a similar take you up onto the River Thames, past Henley, Marlow, Hampton route to Limehouse and return for another aspect. Court Bridge, Teddington, then onto the Grand Union Canal up to MAPS N1 N7 G29 E2 E3 Li�le Venice, London Zoo and Camden market. • At Henley you could visit The River and Rowing Museum (www.rrm.co.uk), you will pass Runnymede near Egham which is ROUTES WITH THIS ICON notable for its associa�on with the Magna Carta and current You must inform us that you're doing this route as evidence collec�on of memorials, or at Staines there is Thorpe Park ! of suitable canal boat experience must be provided. (www.thorpepark.com).

MAPS N7 L22 L23 G29 E2 E3 short breaks 3/4 Nights NEWBURY & RETURN, 3 Nights HUNGERFORD & RTN,4 Nights

Cruising Time Per day: 5 Hrs • Total: 12 Hrs • Locks:22 Cruising Time Per day: 7.5 Hrs • Total: 23 Hrs • Locks:42 Cruise to the picturesque market town of Newbury, which boasts Take a cruise to Hungerford and visit the famous an�que shops some lovely 17th century buildings or spend a day at the races. and beau�ful waterfront. MAPS P8 N7 L20 H1 E2 E3 MAPS P8 N7 L20 H1 E2 E3 HENLEY AND RETURN, 3-4 Nights

Cruising Time Per day: 6-7 Hrs • Total: 20 Hrs • Locks:30 Maps & Guides To purchase maps and guides, go to Go up onto the River Thames and travel to the 12th www.abcboathire.com/maps-and-guides century market town of Henley.

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Gayton COLOUR KEY ! THE GRAND RING Cosgrove PEWSEY & RETURN Banbury WINDSOR & RETURN OXORD & RETURN Fenny Stratford BATH & RETURN ! LIMEHOUSE & RETURN Leighton Buzzard

Marsworth Oxford

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Wallingford Henley Little Limehouse Venice Slough

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